Drayman – Leeds, UK - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

It was sculpted by Arthur Schulze-Engels and is a copy of a statue that stands outside the Altien Brewery in Dortmund. It shows a portly drayman carrying a barrel of beer.

Dortmund has always been famous for its beer and the large number of breweries in the city so I guess the statue is an appropriate gift.

It stands in a small plaza outside St. John’s shopping centre and when it was placed the name of the area was changed to be Dortmund Square. It acts as a focus point to the square and is used by locals as a convenient meeting point.

The plaque on the statue reads...

IN APPRECIATION OF THE SUCCESSFUL TWIN
TOWN RELATIONSHIP CHARACTERIZED BY
GOOD WILL AND COOPERATION AND TO
SYMBOLIZE THE FLOURISHING PROGRESS
THE CITIZENS OF DORTMUND HAVE GREAT
PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE CITY OF
LEEDS WITH THIS SCULPTURE.
SEPTEMBER 1980 GUNTER SAMTLEBE
                       OBER BURGERMEISTER

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Dortmund Drayman Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Arthur Schulze-Engels Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1980 Materials used: Bronze Location: Dortmund Square of The Headrow

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